1970–71 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersLeigh
Runners-upSt. Helens

The 1970–71 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-eighth staging of the tournament. Leigh won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7–4 in the final. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 10,776 and receipts were £3,136.

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at a total of 16. Once again two junior (or amateur) clubs were invited St Helens Amateurs and this year, Whitehaven Amateurs.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of participating clubs, resulted in a full fixture list with no byes or “blank” or “dummy” fixtures.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no bye or “blank” fixture) and 16 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 28-08-1970Rochdale Hornets14-11WhitehavenAthletic Grounds
2Fri 28-08-1970Warrington9-21LeighWilderspool[2]
3Sat 29-08-1970Blackpool Borough10-10WidnesBorough Park[3]
4Sat 29-08-1970Huyton3-30St. HelensAlt Park, Huyton2,121[4]
5Sat 29-08-1970Oldham12-35SalfordWatersheddings
6Sat 29-08-1970Swinton51-21St Helens AmateursStation Road1
7Sat 29-08-1970Wigan32-2BarrowCentral Park[5]
8Sun 30-08-1970Workington Town49-7Whitehaven AmateursDerwent Park2

Round 1 replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 03-09-1970Widnes41-6Blackpool BoroughNaughton Park[3]

Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 07-09-1970Widnes32-5Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park[3]
2Sun 13-09-1970Salford12-12WiganThe Willows[5]
3Wed 16-09-1970Leigh12-8Workington TownHilton Park
4Thu 17-09-1970St. Helens20-7SwintonKnowsley Road7,500[4]

Round 2 – replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sun 20-09-1970Wigan32-6SalfordCentral Park[5]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sun 04-10-1970Widnes10-13LeighNaughton Park[3][6]
2Sat 10-10-1970Wigan0-23St. HelensCentral Park23,508[4][5]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 28 November 1970Leigh7-4St. HelensStation Road10,776£3,136HT 0-0[4][7]

Teams and scorers

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Leigh No. St. Helens
teams
Stuart Ferguson1Frank Barrow[8]
Rod Tickle2Les Jones
Les Chisnall3Billy Benyon
Mick Collins4Johnny Walsh
Joseph Walsh5Frank Wilson
David Eckersley6Frank Myler
Alex Murphy7Alan Whittle
Dave Chisnall8Albert Halsall
Kevin Ashcroft9Tony Karalius
Derek Watts10Graham Rees
Paul Grimes11John Mantle
Geoffrey Clarkson12Eric Chisnall
Mick Mooney13Kel Coslett
Thomas "Tom" /"Tommy" Canning (for Rod Tickle)14Jeff Heaton (not used)
15Eric Prescott (for Graham Rees)
7score4
0HT0
Scorers
Tries
David Eckersley (1)T
Goals
Stuart Ferguson (2)GKel Coslett (2)
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
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Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Blackpool Borough 10-6
Widnes 10-41
Widnes 32
Rochdale Hornets 5
Rochdale Hornets 14
Whitehaven 11
Widnes 10
Leigh 13
Warrington 9
Leigh 21
Leigh 12
Workington Town 8
Workington Town 49
Whitehaven Amateurs 7
Leigh 7
St. Helens 4
Oldham 12
Salford 35
Salford 12-6
Wigan 12-32
Wigan 32
Barrow 2
Wigan 0
St. Helens 23
Huyton 3
St. Helens 30
St. Helens 20
Swinton 7
Swinton 51
St Helens Amateurs 21

Notes and comments

1 * St Helens Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from St Helens
2 * Whitehaven Amateurs are a junior (or amateur) club from Whitehaven
3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lancashire Cup - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lines, Chris. "Widnes RLFC History | The story of the Chemics / Vikings". Widnes RLFC History.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saints Heritage Society :". www.saints.org.uk.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk". wigan.rlfans.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Widnes RLFC.
  7. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. ↑ "Saints Heritage Society : Frank Barrow". www.saints.org.uk.
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